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Notes

IB Assessment Statements

Rutherford Chapter 16


2.3.1 Construct simple keys and use published keys for the identification of organisms

2.3.2 Describe and evaluate methods for estimating abundance of organisms

2.3.5 Apply Simpson's diversity index and outline its significance

Resources

Terrestrial Sampling

Ecological Surveys
All Kinds of Sampling Techniques
Terrestrial Measuring Techniques

Freshwater Macro-invertebrates

Benthic Macro-invertebrates
Fieldguide to Freshwater Macro Organisms
Freshwater Macro-Invertebrate Key
Another Macro-Invertebrate Key
Pond Organisms
Biotic Index

Simpson's index

Simpson's index
Screencast of Simpson's index

Lincoln Index

Lincoln Index

Dichotomous Keys

Interactive Plant Key
Interactive Insect Key
Interactive Tree Key


Assignments